steve urkel

Good neighbors are hard to come by. It’s one thing to live next door to someone, but to get close enough to them that you essentially become a family is another. This is a common theme that is revisited in Black television sitcoms. Neighbors on Black sitcoms range from love-crazed pests to uninvited guests who […]

Before his shameful fall from grace, Bill Cosby redefined the role of Black fathers on television. Cosby’s portrayal of Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable on The Cosby Showwas groundbreaking. Cliff’s occupation as a doctor was a refreshing departure from blue-collared blowhards like Fred Sanford and entrepreneurs with a Napoleon complex like George Jefferson. Today, the role of […]